black Hunter family." His Dad wasn't religious anyway and might not believe what they taught in Sunday school. Well, perhaps he would tell his mother as soon as they were alone and ask her advice about telling Dad. It was so wonderful he just had to talk about it! He knew she'd be real

glad to hear it. He could already see her smile as he told her.

A dog barked in the distance as he reached the summit of the hill, a late cricket chirped beside the road, and Ochabee lay before him, a diadem on the prairie.

David L. Freeman

Lyric for Lovers

..we kissed

and fear fell from me like a veil my shadowed heart burst forth

to soar in bright daylight

with his lips crushed on mine I knew

a thing so sweet cannot be wrong! He smiled and kissed my eyes

and held my hands

and put upon my wrists bright silver chains then held me to him, murmured softly, "They'll not send you up for long.

I'll wait for you, my love,"

and led me out to where his partner parked saying brusquely, "Yep, another one."

We sat in the rear our fingers intertwined

and as we rode he softly, gently questioned me with oh such understanding!

I won't forget

and oh my darling

will I ever wait for you!

Saul K.

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